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Table 1 Drug treatment in the intervention arm by age category

From: A cluster-randomized trial of mass drug administration with a gametocytocidal drug combination to interrupt malaria transmission in a low endemic area in Tanzania

Age

Average weight, median (IQR)

SP

AS

PQ

1-2 y

11.0 (9.5 - 11.6)

250/12.5

25

7.5

3-4 y

12.9 (11.5 - 14.5)

500/25

50

15

5-7 y

16.7 (14.8 - 19.0)

500/25

75

15

8-11 y

23.0 (20.5 - 27.1)

750/37.5

100

22.5

12-14 y

33.7 (28.0 - 38.8)

1000/50

125

22.5

15-16 y

43.3 (38.4 - 54.0)

1000/50

150

30

17-18 y

52.5 (47.9 - 56.5)

1250/67.5

200

37.5

> 18 y

54.0 (46.0 - 61.5)

1500/75

200

45

  1. IQR = interquartile range; SP = sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine; AS = artesunate; PQ = primaquine. SP tablets were given as the nearest complete tablet; AS as the nearest ½ tablet; PQ tablets were given as 7.5 mg or 15 mg tablets or a combination.